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Techniques for voice, structure, scene, character, and point of view.
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What target-first composition can still teach writers
Poe’s unity of effect is often reduced to a command that every element of a story should produce one emotion. His actual argument was more exact: a short work can be designed …
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A practical method for criticism grounded in evidence and judgement
Good criticism goes beyond liking or disliking a work. This guide offers a practical method for describing, analysing, interpreting, and evaluating writing while keeping taste, …
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Separating voice from vision in narrative design
Point of view is more than a choice of pronouns. This guide separates who speaks from who perceives, explains competing models of focalization, and offers a practical audit for …
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How narrators misreport, misread, misjudge, and leave crucial things unsaid
This guide distinguishes reporting, interpretation, and evaluation; explains the difference between being wrong and withholding information; and offers an AuthZ framework for designing …